Given the political winds afoot in Washington, companies would be wise to seek legal counsel about offensive and defensive strategies regarding trade secret protection, and potential changes that may impact current views.

Thus, it seems for now that patent owners will continue to face challenging times. So what can you do to ease the pain? Proactive patent owners should begin changing their approach to prosecution and litigation in certain respects.

A team from Morgan Lewis that included partners Barbara Shander, Joanne Soslow, Judith Walkoff, Amy Kelly and Kathleen Sanzo advised privately held pharmaceutical development company InnoPharma Inc. on its acquisition by Pfizer Inc.